The books will have topics like folklore, art and craft, music, songs and fables that have enriched tribal communities. They will also contain and document riddles and stories in tribal languages.
Odisha has as many as 62 tribal communities speaking 21 languages of which seven have their own scripts. The major tribal languages include Santali, Ho, Koya, Munda, Bonda, Kishan, Gandi, Desia, Kuvi, Kui, Gabba, Soura, Juanga, Bhumija, Binjhal, Bhuyan, Sadri and Khadia.
Experts said imparting Education in tribal languages has several challenges, primarily being the shortage of adequate teachers. Besides, residential schools have a varied proportion of students from different tribal communities.